FIELDS OF GOLD
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I love botanical drawings and so a few years ago I purchased a fabulous book from Kew Gardens with the most wonderful illustrations. There is a page within the book that features sunflowers, hellebores and opium poppy seed heads and it made me think of the
fields of sunflowers we walked through on a lovely french holiday a few years ago.
I have always loved sunflowers with all of their connotations to heat and sunshine. Vincent Van Gogh, whose series of sunflower still life studies are infamous, saw these stunning flowers as a symbol of friendship and gratitude, so using them as the inspiration for a design
was inevitable. As wild poppies are commonplace in fields of sunflowers, it was logical that this design should feature them too.
You can purchase the paper brochure pattern or a yarn kit here or opt for a download version via Ravelry or Etsy
fields of sunflowers we walked through on a lovely french holiday a few years ago.
I have always loved sunflowers with all of their connotations to heat and sunshine. Vincent Van Gogh, whose series of sunflower still life studies are infamous, saw these stunning flowers as a symbol of friendship and gratitude, so using them as the inspiration for a design
was inevitable. As wild poppies are commonplace in fields of sunflowers, it was logical that this design should feature them too.
You can purchase the paper brochure pattern or a yarn kit here or opt for a download version via Ravelry or Etsy
Yarn used
13 balls of Stylecraft Life DK
2 x French Blue (2447)
2 x Teal (2416)
2 x Fern (2311)
2 x Caramel (2446)
1 x Daffodil (2394
1 x Cardinal (2306)
1 x Cranberry (2319)
1 x Copper (2312)
1 x Olive (2302)
4.0mm (US-G/6) & 4.5mm (US-US7) crochet hooks used.
Finished Blocked Measurement: approximately 120cm (47 1/4in) x 120cm (47 1/4in)
13 balls of Stylecraft Life DK
2 x French Blue (2447)
2 x Teal (2416)
2 x Fern (2311)
2 x Caramel (2446)
1 x Daffodil (2394
1 x Cardinal (2306)
1 x Cranberry (2319)
1 x Copper (2312)
1 x Olive (2302)
4.0mm (US-G/6) & 4.5mm (US-US7) crochet hooks used.
Finished Blocked Measurement: approximately 120cm (47 1/4in) x 120cm (47 1/4in)
